Top 25 M&A Consultants and Leaders of 2025 Revealed

The Consulting Report proudly presents The Top 25 M&A Consultants and Leaders of 2025. This year’s distinguished professionals are operating in an environment where intricate details like operational precision, cultural alignment, regulatory fluency, and financial modeling are crucial from the earliest stage of diligence through post-close integration. These experts are not merely facilitating deal closures; they are instrumental in helping clients unlock the full potential of their ventures within intricate, global, and fast-evolving contexts.

Leading multidisciplinary teams, advising top private equity firms, influencing strategy across various sectors, and shaping the future of M&A thought are just some of the roles that these consultants and leaders fulfill. From executing complex cross-border carve-outs to proactively using artificial intelligence to predict integration risks, and from coaching executives through high-stakes mergers, this year’s honorees boast the judgment, adaptability, and depth necessary for today’s M&A landscape.

Highlights from this year’s list of luminary awardees include Jake Henry, Senior Partner and Global Co-Leader of the M&A Practice at McKinsey & Company. With over twenty years of experience in advising life sciences and medical technology firms on corporate and growth strategies, as well as assisting private equity clients in healthcare-related transactions, Henry exemplifies the pinnacle of M&A expertise. Laura Miles, Chief Client Officer and Global Industries Head at Bain & Company, is another standout figure on this year’s list. Miles has played instrumental roles in some of the world’s largest transactions, shaped Bain’s M&A practice, held positions on Bain’s board, and mentored rising stars in the industry. Similarly, Paul Edwards, the Global Practice Leader at Stax, has conducted over 1,000 engagements for private equity backers, influenced investment decisions across multiple continents, and deftly merged data-driven analysis with niche sector knowledge in software and industrials.

Earning recognition for both their career accomplishments and their transformative deal-making prowess, the individuals on this prestigious list epitomize the changing face of M&A leadership. The industry standouts like Jake Henry, Philip Isom (of KPMG), Alberto Fumo (of Kearney), Jeff Black (of Mercer), Bernd Oehring (of Oliver Wyman), Greg Stinson (of KPMG UK), Dhruv Sarda (of Alvarez & Marsal), Jared Langus (of ECG Management Consultants), Kurt Estes (of Sikich), and Paul Edwards (of Stax), among others, set the standard for excellence in M&A consulting. To peruse the complete ranking, please visit https://www.theconsultingreport.com/.

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